Escalating tensions involving Israel, the United States and Iran has triggered a sharp rally in global oil prices over the weekend, pushing Brent crude close to the $80 per barrel mark before a mild correction in early Monday trading. Brent climbed Read more…
The FBI is investigating the Austin, Texas incident as a potential act of terrorism The gunman who killed two people and injured over a dozen in Texas may have been motivated by US strikes on Iran that killed the country’s Read more…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have uncovered a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory in Isiozi Obiato, Umuaka, in the Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. The agency said 18.4 kilograms of methamphetamine, large quantities of precursor chemicals and Read more…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified the rationale behind the escalation in cases of attacks and killings by terrorists in some parts of the country in recent times, saying that it was due to pressures being mounted on them by Read more…
Opposition Watch Nigeria (OWN), a civil society advocacy group has commended the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for acceding to open an investigation on Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, over allegations of corruption and undeclared Read more…
Major opposition parties in the country, namely the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Labour Party (LP), have started gearing up to receive mass defectors next month from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The mass Read more…
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, has cautioned the opposition against undermining and demonizing Nigeria’s democracy with “scaremongering.” Okechukwu appealed to the opposition to desist from utterances capable of further discouraging voter participation and undermining Read more…
Igwe Nnewi dissolves cabinet From Ifeoma Ejiofor His Royal Highness, Igwe Dr KON Orizu 111, the paramount traditional ruler of Nnewi in Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State has dissolved his cabinet. Igwe Orizu’s notice of dissolution of his cabinet Read more…
Former presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has issued a stern warning to political leaders, criticizing the focus on the 2027 elections while violence continues to devastate communities across Nigeria. In a statement shared on his official X Read more…
The Senate has stated that it will complete the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to allow the creation of state police before the end of 2026. The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, told Sunday PUNCH on Friday that the upper chamber would Read more…
Festus Adebayo Critics must talk. When they accused me of killing the opposition, but I didn’t have a gun.” That was President Bola Tinubu talking last week. It was at the interfaith breaking of fast with members of the Senate which held at Read more…
All is now set for the epic battle for the 2027 general elections with the release of the revised timetable of activities by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With the new timeframe, party primaries — along with the resolution Read more…